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Unexplained Respiratory Disease Outbreaks (URDO)








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										Identifying and characterizing the pathogen causing a respiratory disease outbreak:
Ensures effective clinical management
Ensures implementation of appropriate infection control measures
Allows clinicians to perform targeted testing on suspected casesState and local public health laboratories, as well as commercial laboratories, offer a variety of diagnostic tests. These tests include serology, culture, and molecular diagnostic tests approved for patient use. These tests can look for either single or multiple pathogens. Contact your health department to confirm which tests are available.
See Request CDC Assistance for information on the diagnostic tests and methods used at CDC to detect and characterize pathogens.
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							Last Reviewed:  June 1, 2023						Source: 	National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Bacterial Diseases
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